Editor's Pick Venture capital is drying up for early-stage medical devices. Experts say that American patients are already "missing out" on the most innovative treatment options.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT just released its budget plan for 2014, which would increase its funding. But it's a little-reported line item that's causing a stir among entrepreneurs -- a proposal to boost fees for electronic health record vendors.
Google is about to get hit with another round of investigations from European regulators -- a day after its privacy director announced she was stepping down.
Congress is conducting a three-day series of hearings to decide how to regulate the explosion of health apps on smartphone and tablet devices.
Editor's Pick Legendary venture capitalist Tim Draper is worried about America running out of heroes. And he's not talking about Superman or the Hulk.
The past decade has seen a 93% drop in IPOs for sub-$50 million companies, says Mark Hatch of TechShop, the membership-based tool-and-workshop indy manufacturing community.
Software giant Microsoft told EU regulators today a “technical error” prevented a mandated browser-choice option being part of its just-updated Windows 7 operating system. The company apologized to the European Commission and said it would offer the browser choice option …
The U.K.’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of Instagram over fears that it will hurt competition among social photo-sharing apps and other social networks, according to The Guardian.
Facebook agreed to acquire Instagram back …
European regulators have asked Google to delay a new, controversial privacy policy change because they want more time to investigate how well user data will be protected.
Google announced last week that it would change its privacy policy by combining …
Several European privacy regulators said Wednesday they are investigating Facebook’s facial recognition software, which was enabled without the consent of millions of users Tuesday, according to the Financial Times. Facebook says the purpose of the new feature is to make …
How the tables have turned. Microsoft, a company that is no stranger to regulator scrutiny, is planning to file an antitrust complaint against Google in Brussels today, the New York Times reports.
The move will be Microsoft’s first antitrust complaint …
New financial regulations proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will fall most heavily on super angels, a lawyer who specializes in the industry told VentureBeat this week.
Angel investors are wealthy individuals who put money in startups, often …
Battery company Ener1 is selling $20 million in stock as part of efforts to expand capacity at its plants, Dow Jones Newswires reports. Ener1 batteries are geared towards electric vehicle use. The company announced a $65 million capital raise earlier …
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Medical-device startups are booming these days, as VCs throw money at everything from artificial spinal-disc fillers to implantable weight-control “neuromodulators” to vacuum devices that suck blood clots out of blocked vessels. (That appears to be in …
